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Crown Entities Act 2004

Establishment and governance of Crown entities - Statutory entities - Appointment, removal, and conditions of members

37: Removal of members of autonomous Crown entities

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"The Minister can remove a member of a government group if they have a good reason, and must tell them and the public why."

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The Minister in charge can remove a member of an autonomous Crown entity at any time if they think there is a good reason to do so. You will know this has happened because the Minister must send a written notice to the member and a copy to the entity. The notice must say when the removal takes effect and why it is happening.

The removal date in the notice must be the same day the notice is received or a later date. The Minister must also tell the public about the removal by putting a notice in the Gazette as soon as possible. If you want to know more about the Gazette, you can look it up.

There is an exception to this rule: if a member was appointed by election under the entity's Act, this section does not apply to them.

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Part 2Establishment and governance of Crown entities
Statutory entities: Appointment, removal, and conditions of members

37Removal of members of autonomous Crown entities

  1. The responsible Minister may, at any time and for any reason that in the Minister's opinion justifies the removal, remove a member of an autonomous Crown entity from office.

  2. The removal must be made by written notice to the member (with a copy to the entity).

  3. The notice must—

  4. state the date on which the removal takes effect, which must not be earlier than the date on which the notice is received; and
    1. state the reasons for the removal.

      1. The responsible Minister must notify the removal in the Gazette as soon as practicable after giving the notice.

      2. This section does not apply to a member appointed by election under the entity's Act.